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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-6239-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-6239-2021
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Barriers to mainstream adoption of catchment-wide natural flood management: a transdisciplinary problem-framing study of delivery practice
Thea Wingfield
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography and Planning, University of Liverpool, School of Environmental Sciences, United Kingdom
Neil Macdonald
Department of Geography and Planning, University of Liverpool, School of Environmental Sciences, United Kingdom
Kimberley Peters
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und
Meeresforschung, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg (HIFMB), Ammerländer Heerstraße 231, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany
Institute for Chemistry and Biology of Marine Environments (ICBM),
University Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 911, 26133 Oldenburg,
Germany
Jack Spees
The Ribble Rivers Trust, Clitheroe, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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- Mainstreaming nature-based solutions: What role do Communities of Practice play in delivering a paradigm shift? P. King et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.03.003
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Short summary
Human activities are causing greater and more frequent floods. Natural flood management (NFM) uses processes of the water cycle to slow the flow of rainwater, bringing together land and water management. Despite NFM's environmental and social benefits, it is yet to be widely adopted. Two environmental practitioner groups collaborated to produce a picture of the barriers to delivery, showing that there is a perceived lack of support from government and the public for NFM.
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